Welcome to Wikipedia. We welcome and appreciate your contributions, but we cannot accept original research. Original research also encompasses novel, unpublished syntheses of previously published material. Please be prepared to cite a reliable source for all of your information. Thank you. Salvio Let's talk about it! 20:48, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
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I did that but now there is no longer a link to my username.
Doug, I see the signbot has asked this already, but it's worthwhile to repeat. Please sign each post you make on a talk page by writing four tildes (~). You may have noticed that your signature looks different than everyone else's because it says that the preceding comment was unsigned but written by you. Typing four ~ will stop that. Welcome to the MoMK article. Things can get rough there, but don't give up and try and have patience. Best. LedRush (talk) 01:28, 16 June 2011 (UTC)
Thanks, I think I figured it out now. What happens next with the stomach contents issue? It seems to have stalled. How do you all reach consensus on what to put in the article? Dougbremner (talk) 18:09, 16 June 2011 (UTC)
I put a summary of what is in the Sollecito appeal regarding medical evidence for time of death so we'll see how that flies with the troops! Is waiting 24 hours fair before attempting to post it in the article? Dougbremner (talk) 14:26, 17 June 2011 (UTC)
I know editing can be frustrating within Wikipedia's rules, especially when you feel that you have specialized knowledge that is not being included into the article. Try and stay positive and civil, though. We work here through many policies that are designed to help the encyclopedia in general, including the need for reliable sources, the concern not to put WP:UNDUE weight on one topic, and the general need for a neutral point of view. For right or wrong, Wikipedia is not the place to find truth or deep investigative information; it is more a summary of what reliable sources say about a topic.
You can definitely leverage your specialized information to the article's benefit, and I hope you stick around. But don't be discouraged by the hostility on the talk page or by not always having your arguments win out. If you stay positive and civil, and you make your arguments well, more often than not your contributions will appear in the article.LedRush (talk) 14:29, 24 June 2011 (UTC)
That's all fine and good, but tag teaming me about my response to a simple question about whether there should be a NPOV tag for an article is over the top, as is creating black lists of editors. Dougbremner (talk) 14:54, 24 June 2011 (UTC)
You seem knowledgable about the Italian trial process. I think that the current wording in the lead is confusing. Do you think there is a way to explain it simply and then go into more detail about the nuances in another paragraph or section? Westeros1994 (talk) 23:02, 13 October 2011 (UTC)
Hi - your username suggests a clear WP:COI or close connection to the subject with your contributions to the Doug Bremner, please read WP:AUTOBIOGRAPHY for some useful advice. Off2riorob (talk) 23:46, 13 October 2011 (UTC)
Hi again, I see you are editing the knox BLP as well - as a named individual that blogs and writes about her - you have imo also a COI in regard to her BLP - I would suggest its a better position if you do not edit her wikipedia biography either. If you do edit it and you are involved in any disputes at that article, you should be aware such off wiki involvement will compound the issue . Off2riorob (talk) 22:35, 14 October 2011 (UTC)
When you add or change content, as you did to the article Amanda Knox, please cite a reliable source for your addition. This helps maintain our policy of verifiability. See Wikipedia:Citing sources for how to cite sources. Thank you. Off2riorob (talk) 11:08, 18 October 2011 (UTC)
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Hi Doug, I saw you mention the Italian justice system somewhere, and how a person is not convicted after the first trial. You sounded quite knowledgeable about this, so I was wondering whether you'd be willing to write a brief section (just a paragraph would do), for placement at the top of Murder of Meredith Kercher, to give readers some background. No worries, though, if you're too busy. SlimVirgin TALK|CONTRIBS 19:36, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
"As for Connolly15 "outing" editors I think that is kind of a joke since I use my real name in editing!"
"Connolly15 has been bringing this up for a while e.g. on the talk page of off2riorob"
"Connolly15 seems to be quite concerned about the Giuliano_Mignini page and my edits there only about 1/5 of which is related to the current topic. Of everyone involved he seems to be the most single topic motivated."
BTW it is not really true that my relative "offered her services as a lawyer to the Knox family." She was either acting as their attorney or she was not, and in this case she was not their attorney. The closest you could get would be this reliable source which quotes her saying that she "offered her counsel pro bono", i.e. gave them advice free of charge (as an attorney from the same town with a mutual friend, Michael Heavey), which is not the same as entering in an attorney-client relationship. The previous citation also quotes her as saying that she is a "spokesperson for the Friends of Amanda", which just means that she went on TV to talk about the case. In spite of the internet hype to the contrary, the Friends of Amanda or "FOA" are nothing more than a group of people from Seattle who thought she was innocent, without charter or official political or non-profit status, or even a list of members on any web site I've been able to find. They have no more "official status" than the picknicking friends of Florence. Dougbremner (talk) 16:13, 27 October 2011 (UTC)
"The MoMK article has a history of waves of people opening accounts to post only on that topic, many of whom were banned, so editors are appropriately wary of that, although it appears that you are new and as far as I can tell editing in good faith."
Again, I loathe The Sun but that doesn't mean it necessarily is not WP:RS.
" I admit I wondered if you had a personal involvement in the Mignini page since you seem to have a strong opinion that he is not notable or that the information was primarily negative. I would invite you to read the criteria for WP:Notability and go along with the consensus, which seems to be in favor of him being notable and not just related to a single event."
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"BTW it is not really true that my relative "offered her services as a lawyer to the Knox family." She was either acting as their attorney or she was not, and in this case she was not their attorney."
Thanks for that info. You didn't ask me to do anything so I'll take it as an FYI. Lesion (talk) 20:50, 2 October 2013 (UTC)
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Multiple primary newspapers in past month noting person e.g ajc primary newspaper of Atlanta Dougbremner (talk) 03:19, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
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